Women's basketball: CU Buffs climb to No. 19 in AP poll

Roberson nabs Pac-12 freshman of week honor

Buffzone.com

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02/25/2013 04:47:58 PM MST

Riding a seven-game winning streak, the University of Colorado moved up one spot to No. 19 in the AP Women's Basketball Top 25 poll released Monday.

The ranking is CU's highest in the AP Poll since coming in at No. 17 in the final poll of the 2003-04 season. CU's 11-week run in the AP poll is its longest since appearing in all 19 polls of that same season, which culminated in the Buffaloes most recent NCAA Tournament appearance.

Colorado, 22-5 overall and 11-5 in the Pac-12 Conference, received 288 points, up from 253 last week. All five of Colorado's losses have been to ranked teams, including two each to Stanford and California ranked No. 7 or better at the time. Stanford and California remained at No. 4 and No. 6 respectively, while UCLA held at No. 17.

The Buffaloes do have one top 10 win on their resume, a 70-66 win over then-No. 8 Louisville on Dec. 14. The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 16.

The USA Today Sports Coaches poll will be released on Tuesday. Colorado was No. 23 in last week's coaches' poll.

CU freshman Arielle Roberson was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week the league office announced on Monday.

It is the fourth Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor for Roberson and her first during league play.

The forward from San Antonio averaged 16.5 points and 8 rebounds to lead Colorado to a home sweep of the Washington schools last week. She shot 67 percent from 3-point range and 78 percent from the foul line,

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Roberson recorded her first career double-double with 17 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in the win over Washington State.

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